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April 27, 2016

Report: Idaho football will drop to FCS in 2018

CBS Sports reported Wednesday afternoon that Idaho football will drop from the FBS to the FCS in 2018, the first program to make such a move to a lower division. Idaho, along with New Mexico State, was to be removed from the Sun Belt Conference fo...

April 27, 2016

Students, faculty want Eastern Michigan to drop DI football

Faculty and students at Eastern Michigan University want the school to drop from Division I football, citing low attendance figures and the costs of keeping the program running. A report from the university, according to the Detroit Free Press, fo...

April 20, 2016

Survey: 70% say stalling OK in high school basketball

In March, Coach & Athletic Director asked coaches whether stalling was an appropriate strategy in basketball — specifically, holding the ball for several minutes in high school games where there is no shot clock. This issue became a topic for ...

April 12, 2016

J.J. Watt: ‘I want to coach high school football’

[caption id="attachment_13442" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo: Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons[/caption] Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt might be years from retirement, but he's already thinking about his post-NFL plans. Watt spo...

April 12, 2016

Budget forces N.Y. school district to consider dropping football

The Oswego City School District (New York) is considering dropping football and other sports teams to address a $5 million shortfall in its budget. In addition to the athletic department changes, the district could also cut 51 jobs beginning with...

April 7, 2016

PCA announces recipients of Double-Goal Coach Award

Meet the 50 national winners of Positive Coaching Alliance's Double-Goal Coach Award, presented by TeamSnap. All 50 are prime examples of coaches who strive to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons through youth a...

April 6, 2016

Texas high school unveils ultimate hall of honor

[caption id="attachment_15738" align="aligncenter" width="522"] Bishop Lynch High School (Texas) completed its new hall of honor last year. | Photo via Twitter, @blathletics[/caption] Bishop Lynch High School (Texas) unveiled its new hall of honor...

April 6, 2016

Oregon prep softball team files Title IX lawsuit against district

An Oregon prep softball team has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school district, alleging that the program does not receive the same treatment as the baseball team. The Lake Oswego High School softball team outlined a handful of grievances,...